Publications by authors named "Fenmei Zhou"

In preeclampsia (PE), preexistent maternal endothelial dysfunction leads to impaired placentation and vascular maladaptation. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to participate in the placentation process. LncRNA fms-related tyrosine kinase 1 pseudogene 1 () was previously reported to be upregulated in PE.

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Noncoding circular RNAs (circRNAs) have participated in the progression of preeclampsia (PE) via inhibiting microRNAs (miRNAs) to regulate gene expression. This study was designed to explore the miRNA/mRNA mechanism of hsa_circ_0007121 (circ_0007121) in PE. The expression detection of circ_0007121, microRNA-421 (miR-421), and zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1) was performed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR).

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More and more evidence has identified that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in various biological process of numerous diseases. It has been reported that long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 473 (LINC00473) was associated with pre-eclampsia (PE) development. However, role and molecular mechanism of LINC00473 in PE remains elusive.

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The present study determined the expression of microRNA (miRNA or miR)-21 and forkhead box M1 (FOXM1) in placenta and blood samples from patients with preeclampsia (PE), and investigated the relationship between miR-21 and FOXM1. A total of 32 pregnant women with PE and 28 healthy pregnant women were included in the study as the experimental and control groups, respectively. Placental tissues and peripheral blood were collected from all subjects.

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Objective: The deficient placental blood perfusion caused by the attenuated infiltration of trophoblast cells is a key factor in the occurrence of preeclampsia (PE). Furthermore, the long noncoding (lnc)RNA SNHG12 (small nucleolar RNA host gene 12) can promote the proliferation and metastasis of multiple tumor cells. However, whether lncRNA SNHG12 affects proliferation and metastasis of trophoblast cells is unclear.

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Background: Pomegranate ellagic polyphenols (PEP) has been used as a good medicine in many cultures throughout history. However, the mechanism of PEP regulated insulin resistance on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) rats is unclear. The main purpose of the present study was to explore the efficacy and mechanisms of PEP regulated in GDM rats.

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MicroRNA (miRNA or miR)-298 has been reported to be downregulated and to modify the expression of the polycomb protein enhancer of zeste 2 (EZH2) in recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). To date, no functional evidence of a miR-298-EZH2 axis in EOC has been documented. The present study aimed to investigate the associations of miR-298 and/or EZH2 expression with clinicopathological features of EOC patients, and revealed their roles in cell motility based on EOC cell lines.

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